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19 - A Group of Han Dynasty Inlaid Bronze Miniatures: A Pair of Frog Weights and A Bronze Belt Hookincluding a pair of bronze frog-form mat weights and one bronze belt hook, the frog weights are cast with detailed surface decoration, and the belt hook terminates in an animal head finial.
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A Group of Han Dynasty Inlaid Bronze Miniatures: A Pair of Frog Weights and A Bronze Belt Hookincluding a pair of bronze frog-form mat weights and one bronze belt hook, the frog weights are cast with detailed surface decoration, and the belt hook terminates in an animal head finial. Cf. comparable Han bronze frog mat weights sold at Sothebys Hong Kong, 28 July 2022, Lot 3046 and Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, Lot 541. Cf. comparable inlaid bronze belt hooks sold at Sothebys Hong Kong, 17 April 2024, Lot 1028 and Bonhams San Francisco, 28 June 2016, Lot 8152. [Body in sound original condition, inlay with partial losses.] Frog mat weights: Acquired from Galerie Tjitra, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Private collection, London, UK. Belt hook: Property from a History Professor, University of Manchester. Sold at Swan Fine Art, November 2022. Link of detail photos: https://we.tl/t-T754YY9nvN0FMrn8
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